Fare-register.



R. G. ADAMS; FARE REGISTER; APPLICATION FILED 0012s, 1907.-

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

BEST AV AHJABLE CQPY 1 E S ATES PATENT OFFICE;

ROBERT C. ADAMS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY W. BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. I i

FARE-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13. 1909.

ing, there is shown a chute 1 provided with a T all whom it may concern: 55 Be it known that I, ROBERT C. ADAMS, re flared mouth 2 and leading downwardly to .a siding at New York, in thecounty of New casing 3 the walls of which are of a transpicu- York and State of New York, have invented one material, as the glass 4', for a purpose ,5 certain new and useful Improvements in hereinafter described. From this casing 3 a Fnrc-icgisters, of which the following is a passage 4 leads to a receptacle 5 which may 60 lull, clear, and exact description, such as form the final depository for the coins. Pivwill enable others skilled in theart to which oted, as to a swinging lever 6," is a level" 7' it oppert'ains to make and use the some. 7 having its end 8 projecting within the chute 10 This invention relates to fore registers and, 1. The remn-inii'ig end of this lever is prowith'regard to the more specific details there vidcd with an elcctricnl contact 11 adapted 65 of, to a register adapted to be automatically to co-nrtwith an insulated contact 12 mountactuated upon the insertion of a coin. ed upon lever 6. The leads 13 and 14i'ro1n a .0116 of the ob'ects thereof is to provide a battery or other source of current 1.5 are 15 device of the aliove nature of simple and connected respectively with lever 7 and coin practical construct-ion and eilicient end rctact l2 and the circuit leads through an 70 liable action. elect-r0 magnet 16 as shown. Pivoted to an Another objectis to provide means in conabutment 9 upon lever 6. is a lever 17 having nection with a [are register of the above type an inwardly disposed weighted end 18 sida'pt- 20 adapted to insure theconnting of each coin. ed'normally to throw the upper end toward Another object is to provide a fare register the chute. This upper end is provided with ,75 oi the typc i'irst mentioned in which the charan inclined surface 19 adapted to c0-act with n-cter mulcom-lition of the'coins inserted are a similar surlncc u )on lever 7, and, upon'the clearly shown, latter ineinher roecing is into the osition Other objects will be in pnrt obvious and shown in dotted lines the lever 17 'alls ininpart pointed out hereinafter. wardly and insures that a steady and firm The invention Jccordingly consists in the contact is made. It will thus be seen that features of construction, combinations of upon a coin being dropped as into the posielements and arrangement of parts which 'tion indicated at 21 the edge of the some will 30 will be exemplified in the construction hereengage the end 8 of lever 7 and rock the same incite! set forth, and the scope ol' the appliinto contact making position, the lever 17"85 cation or" which will be indicated in the l'ol automatically throwing its inclined surface lowing claims. beneath the cm'res mnding; portion and insur- The accompanying drawing is a diagraming the completion of the circuit through the v 3 5 inatic vie w of one of various possible elnbodi- 'rnngnet 16. This rocking-oi the lcver7,how

ments of this invcntion. ever, permits the coin to pass downwardly ,l n order that certain features of this in beneath its inner end and thus releasethe \'(llhll)ll may he more readily and fully unsame from its weight, this action hcingnided derstood, it may here be noted that in fare as hereinafter described.

40 registers in which the parts are automatically Operativcly related to magnet 16 is an actuated by the coin there is a tendency, on. armature Q'Zconnccted as by a link 23 with n'95 account of the relatively light Weight of the lever 24 ilvoted as at 25 to one side ol the coin; lo'r the ports to chatter or act in an un chute. "iom this lever a link 26 leads to a certain manner. It may also be noted that pitmcn 27, which is in turn connected with 5 in many fare registers in which the coin is the the cranlelS of registering apparatus (linactuating agent, a counterfeit or mutilated grammatically shown [Lt 29 pt may here coin will operate the parts and, unless means he notedflthnt this registering or counting are provided for exposing the same, the use mechanism may be. of any desired type; its of such acoin might not be detected. T he specific construction forming in itself no 50 above and other defects are eliminated and part of Qi'ho present invention. It will, of

many positive advantages attained in concourse, hei undcrstood that the link 23 and structions of the miture ol' that hereinnfter the oitman 27 pass outside of the chute to d rib d, one side thereof. i *'i-- Referring now to the accompanying draw- Lever 6 is connected as at 10 with lifilFZfis against a fixed stop part and obstruct the casin 2,5 spection of each coin irrespective of "full lines in the drawing.

60 and imzne 65 same by engagement wit and u on the completion of the circuit throng magnet 16 this entire lever with the contact members 7 and 17 mounted thereon is swung so as to bring the latter member 20and thus snap the same from under lever 7- and tonorinal condition. A link 26 is a lug adapted upon lever 24 swinging toward the chute to enter the latter passage of coins to the contact lever 7. In this manner, as each coin completes thecircuit through the magnet 16 the armature of the latter causes the actuation of the registering mechanism 29 15 and simultaneouslyobstructs the chute, thus preventing the passage a second coin before the same has broken the circuit and returned tonormal condition.

Upon the coins dropping into horizontal 3 they are held n exposed condition, therehy showing their character and admitting of thedetection of false coins. This casof contact lever 7 by ing preferably accommodates two or more coins in order to permit of athoro'ugh inthe rate at whichithe same are fed to the chute "1.

As each successive coin, however, falls to the casing. 3, that at the remote end of the casing or adjacent passage 4 is thrown into the pas 30 sage by a pawl 31 having a shoulder 32 adapted to engage these coins." Pawl 31 is pivoted to the free end of lever 24-and 'is guided as at '33 and 34 in such manner as to cause it to 35 desired path push the coins throu hout the at each throw'of the ever. A spring 35 is lever- 24 to In order to prevent the piling f of coins 40 within the chute 1 until the same become accessible at the mouth 2, there is provided a. branch chute same being open and unobstructed to permit coins to drop downwardly along the deflectors 38 and 39 to divert the coins into the receptacle 37, thus rendering them inac cessible and also furnishing proof that the instrument is either broken down or has been tam cred with. j 1

T16 operation of the above described embodiment of this inventionis substantially as follows: Assuming the arts to be in the normal position indicated in full lines in the drawing, a coin is inserted in the mouth 2 This art is rockedqas above'described to compete thecircuit through:the magnet 16 and is'held firmly against ltscoac ting contact until lever 17 is swung from-beneath the ermit it to return, which they are inserted. so mounted upon the armature of magnet 16 1 completed the circuit.

much as the parts ter contained provided in order to .re'tra'ct the the normal position shown in 36 leading to .a receptacle 37.; The main chute-isso formed as upon the passage adjacent the branch 36,

the number of diately falls to the contactlever 7.

stop '20. he energizing of magnet 16 results not only in the actuation of register 29 through the above described means, but by means of the lug 30 acts to feed the coins one at a time to-the contact lever 7 irrespective of 'the rate at T he attraction of also feeds a coin, as 40, to the receptacle 5 and thus rovidcs a space in the casing 3 for the coin w rich has late in the chute, they are diverted in ceptacle 37 as above described.

It will thus bea construction in which the' several objects of this invention are achieved and the above described advantages are, among others, present. 4 p Y The entire device is sim le, inexpensive and durable and its action is such as to be thoroughly reliable'mnd substantially proof against either accidental 'or intentional misuse. The device, nioreovcr, is such as to be well adapted for use upon-a street car, inasare unaffected by jarring and vibration, and by [reason of its.'thoroughly automatic action-the personal equathe re- 1f the coins accumuseen that there is provided tion of the street carconductor does not i enter into. its use.

As many changes could be made in the "above construction and many a paren tly widely different embodiments oft llS invention could be made witho'ut departing from the scope-thereof, it is intended that all mati l in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illus t rative',-and not in a limit-in sense. i It is also to be understood that t e langua e used? in .tlie fiollowing claims-is intendedto cover all of the generic and s ecific features of the invention herein descrihed and all'statementspf the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, anight be said to fall therebe'tween.

Having described my invention,- what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters combination, a normally unobstructed chute, I

coin controlled means adapted to register the number of coins passingthroughisaid chuted and automatic means actuated by said first means and adapted to admit coins to said first meansone at a time.

2. In a device pf the class described, in combination a nonmally unobstructed c'hu'te, coin controlled coins passing througlrsaid chute, and means" actuated by said first means and adapted automatically to, obstruct the passage through said cliuteto said first means with the samein inoperative condition.

3. In a device combination, a normally unobstructed chute, ;coin controlled means adapted .tof regist'er 1 means adapted to register of the class described,

combination, means adapted to hold a coin I rality of coins exposed to view, a chute lead receptacle connected with said ao nieans adapted upon a coin being dropped t5 into said receptacle, and means controlled by the number of coins passing through said chute, and means actuated by said first l means and adapted to obstruct the passage leading thereto until the same has returned to normal condition.

4. In a device of the class described, in combination, a chute, means comprising an electro magnet,.means projecting within said chute adapted upon being engaged by a coin to complete a circuit through said magnet, and meansactuated by said ma net ada )ted to obstruct the passage through said chute to said circuit completing means during the completion of said circuit.

5. In. a device of the class described, in combination, a chute, means com rising an electro ma net, a ivoted contact ever pro- 'jecting wit in sai chute and adapted upon engagement by a cointo complete a circuit through said magnet, a member adapted to be'moved intosaid chute and obstruct the passage leadi-n to said contact lever, an armature for sai magnet, and means connecting said armature with said. member and adapted'u on said armature being attracted to move t e same into obstructing position.

6. In a device of the class described, in

exposedv to view, a chute leading thereto, a receptacle connected with said rstmeans, means, adapted upon a coin being dropped into said chute to move a coin from said first means to said receptacle and means adapted to register the number of actuations of said last means. I

Y 7. In a device of the class described, in combination, means adapted to hold a pluing to one end thereof, a receptacle connected with the opposite end thereof, registering means and means adapted upon a coin being dro ped'into, said chute to move a coin into sai(. receptacle from the adj accnt end of said first means and actuate said registering 'rne'ans.

8. In a device of the class described, in combination, means adapted to hold a coin exposed to view, achute leadin thereto, a iii-st means,

into said chute to move a coin from said first means to said receptacle, registering means, and meanslcontrolled by a coin within said chute adapted to actuate said registering means. i

9. In a device of the class described, in combination, means adapted to hold a coin exposed to view; a chute leading thereto, a receptacle connected with said. iirst means, means comprising an electro nniguet, means projecting within said chute and adapted to complete a circuit through said magnet upon being engaged by a coin, a register, means adapted to move a coiiiirom said first means said magnet adapted to actuate said last means and said register.

10. In a device of the class described, in combination, a casing adapted to hold a coin exposed to view, a chute leading thereto, a receptacle connected with said casing, means comprising an electro magnet, means proectmg within said chute and adapted upon engagement by a coin to complete a circuit through said magnet, a register,-a member adapted to move a coin from said easing into sai( receptacle, and. spring retracted means comprising a lever connected with thearmature of said magnet adapted to actuate said register and said member.

11. In a'device of the class described, in combination, a chute, a register, means comprising'an electro magnet, means projecting within said chute and adapted upon engagement by a coin to complete a circuit through said magnet, a pivoted lever, a connectionbetween said lever and the armature of said ma let, a connection between said lever and saic register whereby said ningnet is adapted to actuate said register, and means adapted to insure the firmness of contact with w rich said circuit is completed.

12. In a device of the class (.lcscribed, in combinatioma chute, means comprising an electro magnet, a pivoted lever projecting within said chute and adapted upon being engaged by'a coin to rock into engagement with a coacting contact and complete a-circuit through said magnet, a register, means tuate said register, am 'means'adapted to insure firmness of contact of said lever with said coactin contact.

13. In a (.evice of the class described, in

combination, a chute, means comprising an electro magnet, a pivoted lever projecting within said chute and adapted upon being engaged by a coin to rock into engagement with a eoacting contact and complete a circuit through said magnet, a register, means controlled by said magnet adapted to actuate said rcgister, and means adapted to insure firmness of contact of said lever and adapted automatically to release the same upon said circuit being broken.

14. in a device of the class described, in combination, a chute, means comprising an electromagnet,a register, means controlled by said clectro magnet adapted to actuate said register, :1 pivoted lever projecting within said chuteand adapted to be rocked upon a coin engaging the same, a contact into operative relation with which said lever is odnpted to rock and complete a circuit through said magnet, and a second lever mounted to swing automatically beneath said first lever and force the same against said contact.

15.. In a device of the class described, in combination, a chute, means comprising an controlled by said nnwnet adapted to ac- ;;lco

electro magnet, a register, means controlled by said electro magnet adapted to actuate erative relation with which said lever is.

adapted to rock 'an d complete a circuit through said magnet, and a second lever mounted to swing automatically beneath said first lever and force the same against said contact, said levers having inclined ends adapted to co-act onewrth another.

16. In a. device of the class described, in

combination, means adapted-to hold a plurality of coins, chute leading thereto, and a branch leading from said chute and adapted to receive coins therefrom upon the same accumulating therein. I

17. In a device of the class described, in combination, means adapted to hold a plurality of coins, a chute leading thereto, and

a branch leading from said chute and adapt- ,ed to receive coins therefrom upon the same accumulating therein, and deflecting means adapted to' tend to throw coins toward sald branch.

18. In a device ofthe class described, in

combination, a chute, a branch le ding from said chute adjacent its upper e a receptacle adapted to receive coins fro said branch registering means adapted to e actuated by coins assmg through said c ute beyond said brancli, and means adapts to tend to divert coins from said chute i??? said branch. j

195 In a device of t e class described,in

: combination, a chute, means comprising an means r'Q ectmg within said electre magne chute adapted ,to mplete a means actuated by said ma net ada ted to obstruct the passage throng said c ute to upon being en 'aged by a coin said circuit completing means duringthe completion of sai circuit, a casin connected with said chute adapted to hol coins exposed to v ew, a receptacle connected with circuit through said magnet,

o a coin within said chute adapted to comp etc a circuit through said magnet, means controlled by said magnet adapted to actuate said register, and means actuated by said magnet adapted to obstruct the passage leading to said circuit completing means.

21. In a device of the'class' described, in combination, a chute, a register, means comprising an electro magnet, means controlled )y a coin within said chute adapted to complete a circuit through said magnet, means controlled by said magnet adapted to'actuate said register, a casing adapted to receivecoins from said chute and hol them exposed to view, a receptacle connected with said casing, and means controlled from said magnet adapted to move a coin from said easing into said receptacle.

22. In a deviceof the class described, in combination, a chute, a register, means comrising an electro magnet, means controlled y a coin within said chute adapted to coniplete a circuit through said magnet, means controlled by said magnet adapted to actuate said register, a casin ada ted to receive coins from said chute and holdl them ex osed to view, a'receptacle connected with sai casing, means controlled from said magnet adapted to move a coin from'said casing lnto said receptacle, and means controlled from said magnet adapted to obstruct the passage through said chute.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,-

H. W BRoWN, H. M SEAMANs. 

